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-Be it known that I, Rev. ALLEN H. BROWN, of Mays Landing, in the countyof Atlantic, and State of NewJersey, haveV invented a new and improvedCombined Seat andDesk; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming apart of this specification.

, The present invention relates to the combination of a desk or lidwith'a seat or bench, such lid or desk being hinged to the black ofthe-seat in such a. man'ner' as to be raised or lowered at pleasure, andwhen raised supported in position by means of supporting-bars, properlyapplied thereto. In theaocompanying drawings my improved combined seatand desk is illustratedv Figures 1 and 2 being transverse verticalsections through the same, with the desk or lid'raised in the one andswung down in the other against thebackqto the Seat. i

Similartletters of refereneeindioate corresponding parts.

A, in the drawings, V represents the seat-board, supported at each en dby uprights, B, that may be made of iron, wood, or any other suitablematerial; yC, "the back to the seat A;4 D,iextens'i'ons.,to uprights B,beyond the i ends of the back C, with a shelf, E, fixed between suchAextensions I), forming a book-rack, F, by means of the rails G, suitablyapplied to the said extensions, one above the other; H, the lid ordesk-board, hinged to the4 rear side of the back C, along its upper edgeI, so as to be swung there or into a horizontal position, or nearly so,or into a position down vagainst the book-rack F; J, bars hung one ateach end ofthe desk H, upon its under side, to staple pins K thereof.VThese bars, at their opposite ends, L, are made of a hook shape, and bysuch ends they extend under the seat along the inside or outside of theuprights B, through staples or loop M, suitably xed therein, with whichloops, by their hookl ends, when the desk is raised, they are made toengage, and

thus support the lid in position, such as is shown in iig. 1.

My improved combination of seat and desk'is particularly applicable toohapels, schools, dto., and its construction and arrangement aremostsimple, compact, praotioal,s.nd useful, and from the form ofsupporting-bars with their notches it is self-fastening when thedesk-lid is raised.

v I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The hingedbrace J, passing. through the guides .M upon theinside of the ends B ofthe seat, and hinged to the ,outer edge of the folding desk H, allarranged as described, whereby the gravity of the brace J', as the deskis raised, causes the {L -shaped notch L to fit and catch in the guide M`te hold the said desk raised, for the purpose specified. A

The above speciiioation of my invention signed by me, this seventh dayof August, 1867.

ALLEN H. BROWN.

Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, S. C. Jonas..

